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During [[World War II]], Saint-Malo was occupied by the Germans from [[June 1940]]. Aware of the stakes of a possible Allied landing in northwestern Europe, they set about fortifying Cézembre from [[July 1942]],<ref name=": 2" /> fortifications known as ''{{Lang|de|Ostwall}}''.<ref name="St-Malo under the Occupation">{{Book|author1=Patrick Beroul|title=Saint-Malo under the Occupation|publisher=Editions Oues-France|year=1982|total pages=123|passage=101|isbn=2-85882-477-0}}. </ref>{{,}}{{sfn|Monsaingeon|1994|p=29-32}} The island is one of the main defense points of the ''{{Lang|de|Festung Saint-Malo}}'', the ''Saint-Malo fortress'', the name given by the Germans to the set of fortifications in and around the Malvinese city (including [[Dinard]] and the left bank of the [[Rance (river)|Rance]], the {{ill|pointe de la Varde}|fr} and various lines of fortifications further inland).<ref name=": 2">{{Harvsp|Kornicker|2008|p=25-26}}</ref> The major ports of the English Channel and North Sea were the most heavily defended points of the [[Atlantic Wall]], as the Reich was certain that the Allies would have to quickly try to take a port within days of landing. However, the port of Saint-Malo was of lesser importance than other ports such as [[Cherbourg]], [[Le Havre]], or [[Brest, France|Brest]].<ref>.{{Work|language=en|firstname1=J. E.|name1=Kaufmann|first name2=H. W.|name2=Kaufmann|firstname3=A.|name3=Jankovic-Potocnik|firstname4=Vladimir|name4=Tonic|title=The Atlantic Wall: History and Guide|passage=7|publisher=Pen and Sword|date=2012-09-19|isbn=978-1-78337-838-8|read online=https://books. google.com/books? id=-nHuSIG45WsC&pg=PT7&dq=most+fortified+ports+of+Atlantic+Wall&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj64-KpkNX6AhVNKxoKHag2ADUQ6AF6BAgCEAI#v=onepage&q=Cherbourg&f=false|viewed on=2022-10-10}</ref>